Casualties in Ordnance Blast Near Lebanon Border; Mass-Casualty Incident Declared

Police and bomb disposal experts responded to the northern border area after unexploded ordnance detonated, injuring hikers.

At least 12 people were injured in the explosion of unexploded ordnance near the Lebanese border, news outlets Walla and The Jerusalem Post reported.

According to Walla, 12 hikers were wounded in the blast. In contrast, The Jerusalem Post reported that about 13 people were injured in the incident. Following the severity of the event, authorities declared a mass-casualty incident.

Northern District police officers and Israel Police bomb disposal experts were dispatched to the scene to handle the incident and examine the circumstances of the explosion. Further details regarding the condition of the wounded have not yet been released.